Mild OCD, may cause the patient to experience discomfort and anxiety. Obsessive compulsive disorder per se may result to having severe disability in participating in healthy relationships. Let us take a look of how severe OCD change peoples lives.
Obsessions
The presence of OCD obsessions defines the complexity of the disease. Obsessions are repetitive, unwanted thoughts, which later take over a person's mind. It makes the victim (the sufferer) see thing the wrong way, think without rational basis, imagine a certain situation in the worst case without clear justification and weighted grounds. A person obsessed by fear of having a disease because of germs and other harmful microorganisms can spray disinfectant around him just to feel safe from damage caused by bacteria. This event is not healthy because it is way much exaggerated.
Compulsions
Behaviors of an OCD sufferer are usually unpleasant to others. Too much obsessive thoughts trigger uncontrollable senseless acts. And the more the disorder gets severe, the more compulsive the actions of an OCD sufferer may be. Compulsions are believed to be done by individuals to ease the feeling of anxiety, which is most often distressing.
Irrational Fears
One of the most common symptoms of severe obsessive compulsive disorder is the occurrence of many irrational fears. These fears are illogical and unnecessary. These fears are also senseless and pointless, more than time consuming. Having these may cause negative impact on the person, both mentally and socially, hindering any progress. For example, the presence of obsessive thoughts related to fear of being contaminated can cause acute compulsive behaviors. One may typically wash his or her hands so often that it can become chapped.
Dangerous Thoughts
As shown in many cases of severe OCD, patients tend to have thoughts of harming others. It may be detrimental to own children, immediate family members, or even those not close to them. People diagnosed with OCD at this stage, have intrusive thoughts of giving into aggressive sexual acts and other behavior deviant to moral law. As to the OCD sufferers, they can be completely embarrassed by their thoughts that they actually resort to making rituals they consider necessary to keep them away from the scene of such undesirable activities.
Panic Attacks
When the time comes that the obsessive thoughts become overwhelming, there are instances when people with OCD are more likely to develop a panic attack. In this case, patients may experience phobias related to being afraid to go places while being close to many people.
Treatment
There are several treatment modalities sufficient to address obsessive compulsive disorder, like Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), exposure and response prevention (EXRP), psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. Seeing a psychiatrist or psychologist is of great help. Be religiously involved the course of these treatment methods as these help reduce obsessions and compulsions.
Obsessions
The presence of OCD obsessions defines the complexity of the disease. Obsessions are repetitive, unwanted thoughts, which later take over a person's mind. It makes the victim (the sufferer) see thing the wrong way, think without rational basis, imagine a certain situation in the worst case without clear justification and weighted grounds. A person obsessed by fear of having a disease because of germs and other harmful microorganisms can spray disinfectant around him just to feel safe from damage caused by bacteria. This event is not healthy because it is way much exaggerated.
Compulsions
Behaviors of an OCD sufferer are usually unpleasant to others. Too much obsessive thoughts trigger uncontrollable senseless acts. And the more the disorder gets severe, the more compulsive the actions of an OCD sufferer may be. Compulsions are believed to be done by individuals to ease the feeling of anxiety, which is most often distressing.
Irrational Fears
One of the most common symptoms of severe obsessive compulsive disorder is the occurrence of many irrational fears. These fears are illogical and unnecessary. These fears are also senseless and pointless, more than time consuming. Having these may cause negative impact on the person, both mentally and socially, hindering any progress. For example, the presence of obsessive thoughts related to fear of being contaminated can cause acute compulsive behaviors. One may typically wash his or her hands so often that it can become chapped.
Dangerous Thoughts
As shown in many cases of severe OCD, patients tend to have thoughts of harming others. It may be detrimental to own children, immediate family members, or even those not close to them. People diagnosed with OCD at this stage, have intrusive thoughts of giving into aggressive sexual acts and other behavior deviant to moral law. As to the OCD sufferers, they can be completely embarrassed by their thoughts that they actually resort to making rituals they consider necessary to keep them away from the scene of such undesirable activities.
Panic Attacks
When the time comes that the obsessive thoughts become overwhelming, there are instances when people with OCD are more likely to develop a panic attack. In this case, patients may experience phobias related to being afraid to go places while being close to many people.
Treatment
There are several treatment modalities sufficient to address obsessive compulsive disorder, like Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), exposure and response prevention (EXRP), psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. Seeing a psychiatrist or psychologist is of great help. Be religiously involved the course of these treatment methods as these help reduce obsessions and compulsions.
About the Author:
Welcy Birth is a professor of psychology in practice for 10 years. He learned psychiatric expertise to help individuals with severe OCD and ADHD OCD.
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